Wednesday, April 16, 2014
NOTE:
First, at the moment things are quiet here. 99% of the rumors on the
internet are either blatantly false or wildly inaccurate. No strong
presence of federal agents has been seen. Remnants of BLM's recent
sojourn here are still present, such as the lights they had put up at
their "field-headquarters" and no doubt we are under surveillance of all
kinds, but there is no overt, visible massing of federal law
enforcement.
We
are, however concerned that the domestic enemies of the Constitution
that infest the federal government might try to take advantage of
folks going home, and attempt to make a move on the Bundy family.
We feel certain that they will want to try again at some point, perhaps
in a different way, even perhaps by executing a dynamic entry raid to
attempt to arrest the Bundys. And we have heard that this is being
discussed, though I have not been able to directly confirm it. But it
is a real risk.
Therefore,
to prevent such a raid, or to at least throw a monkey wrench into any
such plans and make it more difficult for them, we're doing the
following:
1:
We are calling on all Oath Keepers who can possibly get here to come
to the Bundy Ranch to serve as volunteers on an ongoing, rotating
watch.
That is not because there is any great emergency, but is a preventative measure - sort of like doing a rotation on the DMZ.
I
am urging each and every Oath Keepers member who can, to get here and
spend a bit of time to ensure that the Bundys are not alone. We need
boots on the ground. We want you here, standing watch, which is
appropriate for us Oath Keepers since our motto is "Not on Our Watch."
We
have six Oath Keepers here from New Hampshire (one of whom - Jerry
DeLemus - is now the head of security for the ranch). We have one
woman, Lori Storm, who drove down by herself from Nebraska, and one of
our Board members from Nebraska, Steve Homan, is also here. We've got
people here from Montana, Utah, Arizona, California, and Washington
State. People are here from all over the country.
But
people, however dedicated, will get burnt out and we need others to
rotate in. We need you to step up and serve your turn on watch.
We are raising money to help with gasoline - just be sure to save all receipts for reimbursement.
(EA
here: That may only be available on first-come first-served basis. Of
the money we've raised thus far, we've given $12,000.00 dollars to
the Bundy family, and we purchased a $1,000.00 generator, but we are
now raising more money to help some folks traveling from afar.)
I
will not ask you to do anything I am not willing to do myself. So,
even though I have been away from my home and family since April 10, I
am still here, and I will remain here through April 19,
standing watch with the others. I was supposed to be speaking at a
rally in Idaho on that day, but I canceled that because I need to be
here to lead by example by also pulling a watch stint.
And I can think of no better place to be on April 19
than on ground where modern patriots followed the example of the
Founders and stood firm in defense of liberty. Like their
forefathers before them who stood at Lexington and Concord, they
refused to bend the knee to tyranny, and they stood their ground. And
that spot of ground may go down in history as the birthplace of the
next American Revolution, where the tide was turned, and the people
stood up.
Bundy Ranch: We Came Risking Never Coming Home
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OATH RENEWAL CEREMONY, SATURDAY, APRIL 19
On Saturday, April 19,
we w ill have speakers (such as Mike Vanderboegh of the Three
Percenters) and then we will follow in the foosteps of the Founding
generation by renewing our oaths at approximately 6pm. What better place to do that than where brave Americans just kept their oaths and continue to keep their oaths in such a profound and moving way.
I
invite you to join us there, both to do your duty, and to honor our
forefathers and every American who has fought for this nation, from
Lexington Green to today, as we celebrate our liberty that has been won
for us and preserved for us, at such great cost.
NOTE: There is also a cowboy barbeque being thrown Friday night, April 18, by the Bundy family down by the river near their ranch. The Bundy's will provide the food and live music, with the first band going on at 6pm.
All you need to do is show up. Ammon Bundy told me that you are
welcome to bring your families, and are welcome to camp there. So,
this is not just about standing watch. This is also about fellowship,
family, and enjoying the land the Bundy family has been caring for
for generations.
All
of us who are here consider it a great honor to stand with this
patriot family, and I can tell you that we Oath Keepers also consider
it a great honor to be in the company of this fine bunch of Americans
who have traveled from all over our country to support and stand with
the Bundy family.
The
Bundys are open and very grateful for people coming to be there for
them, and thus far the caliber and quality of the people who've been
here has been outstanding. From all over America people of good
character and brave spirit have come to help and have done honor to our
American traditions. We want those types of people. We do not want
hot-heads who are looking for a fight. We want "cool, calm, and
collected" - the "quiet professional." Thank you for understanding.
Yes, by all means, bring your rifles, handguns, and whatever other gear
you think you will need to stand watch, and yes, that includes any
cammo you think will work best.
2: A rotating vigil of state legislators and current serving sheriffs at the ranch. This
second part of our plan is a continuation of what we've already been
doing. Oath Keepers helped facilitate a number of legislators from
several Western States traveling to the Bundy Ranch this past week.
Sheriff Mack's Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
(CSPOA.org) helped ensure that some real-deal constitutional Sheriffs
were also present on the side of the Bundy family.
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We
will be continuing this effort and we need proactive Oath Keepers
to help arrange a steady stream of State and County officials to
rotate presence there so that the idiot government will have to admit
it's ready to kill sitting elected public servants to assert its
authority, or leave the Bundy family - and their cows - alone.
Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, on Monday
night, served the first vigil in the Bundy Ranch House (if only the
Nevada Governor, Brian Sandoval, had a fraction of her integrity and
courage. We wouldn't need to be here).
And
to support that "official" stream of State and County officials, as
well as others with names of gravity, Oath Keepers' general membership
will also rotate into service there.
There
is also some serious perimeter security and Oath Keepers CPTers who
volunteer to help with the out-lying security in the desert will find
this to be a great training exercise. Bring your gear. Consider this
your Minute Man FTX. But however you come, do come. Oath Keepers will
not be alone in this. Many other Americans are mobilizing now,
millions of Americans are learning about it and are wanting to be
helpful. Be part of it.
For the Republic!
Stewart Rhodes
Founder and President of Oath Keepers
PS -
I want to personally thank Nebraska Oath Keepers President and member
of our national BOD, Steve Homan, a Marine's Marine, who fought in
Vietnam, who is here with me. Though Steve has five stints in his
heart, and still carries around a bullet in his stomach courtesy of the
NVA, he is here, and he will be standing watch with me till Saturday
evening. I also want to thank four fine patriots and Oath Keepers -
Rick, Ben, George, and John - who also attend Pastor Chuck Baldwin's
Liberty Fellowship church in Montana. They drove down here together
last week and though George had to fly home, Rick, Ben, and John have
agreed to stay here with me until Saturday
night, and then drive all night to get us home for Easter Service at
Liberty Fellowship in Kalispell (I promised my wife and kids I would
be home for Easter and that is a promise I need to keep if at all
possible).
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3 comments:
There is a large presence of BLM vehicles at the Residence Inn Las Vegas Convention Center
Hotel Address:
Residence Inn Las Vegas Convention Center
3225 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV.
Saw who I thought was the bearded agent in the video talking to the camera under the overpass. Also saw one of their dogs.
I Love my country---tho Cold War, I am proud to say I will honor my oath to our Constitution---who knows what our future will bring---May I say, God Bless our great country, & the Oath Keepers!!! Wayne M Majewski, Illinois
Hey Im a disabled vet here in Montana looking for help in fuel to travel to Bundy ranch, IM A LIBERTY TREE MEMBER, have a truck a camper that will sleep 3 men comfortably with gear. I posted three weeks ago and got no, zero, nada, replies, I dont work so can spend time on station, wife understands and supports it. let me know asap
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